ARRIVEDERCI POLIMI! Sludge treat ends

The Sludgetreat project has come to an end. The project is part of the FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IAPP Marie Curie Industry-Academy Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) program funded by the European Commission. It has been coordinated by the Polytechnic of Milan and has aimed at the manufacture of a prototype for sludge drying by electro-osmosis technology. More efficient than thermal drying and more competitive than mechanical drying by press. The success achieved has led to the manufacture of the second generation of desiccator.

Flubetech has participated in the coating of the spindle system to avoid corrosion under electrical stress and wear. In addition to the Polytechnic of Milan (Dep. Ing. Química and DICA www.polimi.it ) the other partners are AIN (www.ain.es ) and X-2 (manufacture of machinery, www.x2solutions.it )

T know more about the project, please take a look at www.sludgetreat.eu

SUCCES OF ASSISTANCE TO THE FIRST TECHNICAL SESION ABOUT HIPIMS TECHNOLOGY AND ITS INDUSTRIAL APLICATIONS

Last Wednesday, October 24, took place the First Technical Session on HIPIMS coatings and its applications in the industry. The place where it took place was the Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) of Barcelona.
In the event, organized by Flubetech, presented the main characteristics and properties of the coatings obtained by HIPIMS technology (High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering) as well as the industrial applications that are taking place nowadays and their future expectations.
The invited entities, which were Tecnalia, CSIC-US, IK4-Tekniker, nano4energy and Cemecon, presented their studies and advances on HIPIMS technology as well as the most important news in the industry.
Flubetech, which has been using this technology for more than a year, is offering HPN1 and Hardlox coatings. Both are giving exceptional performance, especially in applications of cutting tools and aluminum injection molds.
After the successful attendance with more than 50 assistants of the academic field and industrial companies interested in technology, work is being done to organize more similar events in other areas of the state of great industrial activity in the sector, such as Euskadi.

SUCCESS OF ATTENDANCE TO THE FLUBETECH STAND AT METALMADRID18

Flubetech presented its solutions in advanced coatings by PVD and CVD at the MetalMadrid2018 fair. The event took place on September 26-27 at the IFEMA fairgrounds in the capital city of Madrid.

The successful coatings for the sectors of the cutting tool, injection molds, tooling and biomedicine were exhibited at the Flubetech stand. At the same time, the latest generation coatings based on high energy Pulse technology were presented: Hipims. These are called to be the future of the coatings due to their improvement in the properties of the coatings, especially for their improvement in adhesion, toughness, increased hardness and increased resistance to corrosion.

The entire Flubetech team would like to thank all the collaborating companies and the visits received during the contest. It is a pleasure to be able to contribute all the illusion, knowledge and effort in our services since this combination is the key to success.

SLUDGEtreat follow-up meeting

The SLUDGEtreat project is focused on adding value of sewage sludge life cycle by improving sludge quality, reducing costs, developing cutting-edge technologies based on electro-osmosis and using eco-friendly nanostructured materials and coatings to be used as anodes in the electro-dewatering process.

Pamplona, June 19, 2018. A successful follow-up meeting took place on June 18th at AIN´s headquarters in Pamplona where representatives from SLUDGEtreat consortium explained their progresses and planned future actions framed on objectives of the project.

The main achievements until now can be summarised as following:

Designed and engineered a lab-scale device as proof-of-concept of an innovative electro-dewatering (EDW) process
Analysed novel approaches to use materials to serve under very demanding conditions, as those facing the anodes for EDW process
Designed and engineered a first industrial EDW prototype, based on an innovative concept (patent pending)
Assessment of entire life cycle and costing structures for the novel EDW process

POLIMI’s staff presented the EDW results achieved by means of the lab-scale device, focusing on the study of test parameters (time, electric field, pressure, polymer dosage) and sludge type that could give the highest sludge DS content. The results of EDW tests carried out on different anode materials, such as PVD coatings (FLUBETECH), nanostructured coatings (POLIMI) and commercial materials (based on Mixed Metal Oxides) have been discussed. Moreover, LCA and cost assessment of the EDW prototype have been introduced to the partners.

FLUBETECH’s staff showed several options of PVD coatings studied and based on previous results they proposed new solutions and approaches for corrosion resistant applications. AIN’s staff presented a comprehensive characterization of all the materials/coatings developed by FLUBETECH, POLIMI and AIN.

Staff from X2 showed the design of the EDW machine and presented the preliminary results achieved with the prototype tested at [...]

Successful participation of Flubetech in the BIEMH18

Flubetech presented its solutions in advanced coatings by PVD and CVD at the BIEMH fair in Bilbao. The event took place last May 28-June 1, 2018 in the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) of the capital Vizcaína.

The successful coatings for the sectors of the cutting tool, injection molds, tooling and biomedicine were exhibited at the Flubetech stand. At the same time, the latest generation coatings based on high energy Pulse technology were presented: Hipims. These are called to be the future of the coatings due to their improvement in the properties of the coatings, especially for their improvement in adhesion, toughness, increased hardness and increased resistance to corrosion.

The entire Flubetech team would like to thank all the collaborating companies and the visits received during the event. It is a pleasure to be able to contribute all the illusion, knowledge and effort in our services since this combination is the key to success.

WHEN TO COAT IS SOMETHING MORE THAN APPLIYING A COATING

The coating of tools and components subjected to wear always gives the satisfaction of the increase of the life of the pieces. But sometimes, the improvement of life of the pieces imply quality of life by itself. This is the case of the maxillofacial prosthetic components.

When manufacturing technology, materials science and surface engineering come together to serve the medical sector, you get a cocktail of huge possibilities with unsuspected results a few decades ago. The pleasure of feeling that Flubetech participates in them is very great.

The challenge becomes success when, in a very short period of time, a reliable replication of the area to be replaced in the patient is achieved through the additive manufacturing of metals. The durability of the prosthesis is ensured by Biocarbide coatings (DLC coating for biomedical applications under ISO13485) applied to areas, which are subject to friction and wear. The binomial allows the patient to get back to the quality of life that he use to have, in short to return to the everyday life of a normal life. This is why Flubetech makes more than coatings.

The recently started European EUROSTARS project TRIBOSS address the challenges of offer a global solution in the market that totally solves the White Etching Crack (WEC) tapered rolling bearing (TRB) failures in wind turbine gearboxes. At the project’s kickoff meeting held on the 17th January 2018 in Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona-Spain) participants set up formally the General Assembly body for the consortium conformed by Fersa Innova S.L.U. (Zaragoza-Spain), Flubetech S.L. (Barcelona-Spain), Fraunhofer IPT (Aachen, Germany) and Holoeye Photonics AG (Berlin, Germany).

During the meeting there was the assistance of members of IK4-Tekniker (Basque Country, Spain) which are acting as subcontracted Research Institution.

Dr. Marlon Cruz, from Flubetech and Chairman of this kickoff, explains the expected impact from TRIBOSS:

““The TRIBOSS project will integrate capabilities of advanced surface engineered solutions from key actors to add value to components and systems which are needing of the high-performance bearings to wind turbines. Those surface engineered solutions include: thermo-chemical heat treatments, laser texturing with LSM and tribological coatings (by using PVD sputtering including novel HiPIMS technologies). I am totally convinced that such kind of novel solutions only are possible from collaborative projects like this EUROSTARTS””

Flubetech participates in the Workshop: “Innovative and sustainable solutions applied to the molding of parts in the automotive sector”

Last October 26th, was held at the AIMEN Technological Center in Vigo the Workhop: “Innovative and sustainable solutions applied to the molding of parts in the automotive sector”.In the event organized by AIMEN and the collaboration of the COPO Group, Flubetech has presented different solutions based on PVD (Physical Deposition in Vapor Phase) technology that, due to the properties they bring to the materials (greater hardness and resistance to corrosion and friction); are being successfully applied in cutting, extrusion and rolling tools; surgical instruments, prostheses and implants; or injection molds for polymers and light alloys, among others.The event has brought together some thirty people from various technology centers and companies of the industrial sector.

FLUBETECH PARTICIPATED IN EUROSURFAS 2017

Flubetech participated in the last edition of Eurosurfas that took place at the Fira de Barcelona from October 2 to 6. The event, which took place alongside Equiplast i Expoquimia, was a success of visits.

In addition to having its own stand, Flubetech participated in the “Challenges and persecutives of surface treatment, towards a more sustainable future”, in the AIAS (Asociación de Industrias de Acabados de Superficies).

The content of this day was oriented to provide solutions for compliance with the Reach Regulation in reducing the use of certain substances and the elimination of others such as Chromium VI, both in the workplace and in the environment, building a more future sustainable in the treatment of surfaces and to preserve the future of our planet, something very important for the philosophy of Flubetech.

TMCOMAS and Flubetech share forces to expand their services in surface engineering

TMCOMAS Flubetech are always willing to grow. Both companies have decided to join forces and broaden the range of services in the field of surface engineering.

This agreement will be beneficial for both companies as it will provide them the opportunity to offer its customers a greater range of services to exchange knowledge, and enabling work with both thin and thick coatings.

TMCOMAS offer a comprehensive service to their clients already working in the fields of precision engineering, reverse engineering or anti-friction bearings, as in the repair of equipment or welds special dynamic. In addition, in the level of surface engineering, TMCOMAS has become a reference in the world of coatings for thermal spraying and laser cladding.

This accord will combine more than 60 years of experience TMCOMAS in the field of mechanical and surface engineering, with the extensive knowledge of Flubetech in the development, manufacture and marketing of hard and functional ceramic coatings.

Moreover, Flubetech specializes in PVD and CVD coatings. Plasma based coatings are implemented in a wide range of industrial areas such as cutting tools, cutting and forming dies, plastic injection moulds and die casting alloys. These coatings are essential to improving the quality, competitiveness and long life of the parts.

With this agreement, TMCOMAS and Flubetech will enhance all possible synergies between the two companies, showing once again its commitment to continue investing in innovation and new technological developments by strengthening their role as leaders in the field of surface engineering at a National and European level.